14:25 Curragh

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 1m 32.05s

(20)

Whatharm^p⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 65| D

14/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Good third of 15 in handicap (11/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 57 days ago. Expected to be bang there eased slightly in grade.

Form: 800023

(12)

Racing Royalty^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: G Scott| OR: 64| D

4/1

Won 11-runner handicap at Listowel (7.1f, soft, 11/2) 23 days ago. 4 lb higher mark still leaves him competitive.

Form: 079341

(14)

Asisaid^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 63| D

9/1

Latest win at Naas in July. 7/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Cork (8f, soft) 16 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals having blown the start. That trait has to be a concern.

Form: 060010

(1)

Brown Eagle^p⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 63| D

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Respectable eighth of 18 in handicap (20/1) at Galway (8.6f, soft) 72 days ago, travelling better than most.

Form: 9-40028

(9)

Cnodian⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jessica Maye⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 63| D

9/2

11/1, creditable third of 19 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 5 days ago. Stable having good spell. Another bold show likely back up in trip.

Form: 878503

(7)

Nituna¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: S Lavery| OR: 64

16/1

25/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, heavy) 12 days ago, folding late. Shaped well with a view to this 7f trip.

Form: 700-843

(13)

Purring Along²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: S M Duffy| OR: 56| D

18/1

Latest win at Galway in September. 6 lengths seventh of 11 to Racing Royalty in handicap at Listowel (7.1f, soft, 6/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 035417

(10)

Carlton Banks^v1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 55

20/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft, 15/2) 38 days ago. Visor on first time. Has work to do.

Form: 009-407

(11)

Golden Days^p⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 55| D

20/1

Two wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Gowran in July. Bit below form ninth of 18 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft, 7/1) 43 days ago.

Form: 0-40119

(8)

Samantha Maguire^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 56

40/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.6f, heavy, 33/1) 14 days ago, slowly away. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 6776-85

(3)

Von Krolock²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Doyle| OR: 52

12/1

Bit below form 5¼ lengths sixth of 11 to Racing Royalty in handicap at Listowel (7.1f, soft, 9/2) 23 days ago. Stable in good form.

Form: 60U236

(22)

Stop On Red⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 51| D

28/1

First run since leaving J. G. Coogan when won 9-runner minor event at Catterick (7f, good, 9/1) 43 days ago, driven out. More on his plate here.

Form: 80858-1

(18)

Tall Story^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 50

11/1

Remains a maiden after 29 Flat runs. Good second of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, soft, 25/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 078002

(16)

Lisieux¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 51| BF

17/2

One win from 21 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable third of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.6f, heavy, 10/3) 14 days ago.

Form: 700433

(21)

Singe Anglais^t,v³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 48

9/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 38 days ago, slowly away. Visor back on.

Form: 254204

(19)

Sagittarius Rising^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good to soft, 33/1) 29 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0060-09

(15)

Adhuil^b1⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 47

25/1

Thirteenth of 18 in handicap (28/1) at Navan (10f, heavy). Off 6 months. Down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Enters calculations. RESERVE.

Form: 80-0006

(2)

London Palladium^b¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 47| D

33/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. 9/2, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft). Off 162 days. RESERVE.

Form: 3800-29

(4)

Portmagee³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: R Brabazon| OR: 53

28/1

22/1, last of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 36 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 550480

Non-Runners

(6)

Super Cub²⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: P Byrne J: Seamie Heffernan

(5)

Chica Power¹⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: C Collins J: Colin Keane

(17)

Famous Enough³⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: Liam G O'brien J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

Racing Royalty (4/1), Cnodian (9/2), Lisieux (17/2), Singe Anglais (9/1), Asisaid (9/1), Tall Story (11/1), Von Krolock (12/1), Chica Power (12/1), Whatharm (14/1), Nituna (16/1), Purring Along (18/1), Golden Days (20/1), Carlton Banks (20/1), Super Cub (20/1), Adhuil (25/1), Brown Eagle (25/1), Stop On Red (28/1), Portmagee (28/1), Sagittarius Rising (33/1), London Palladium (33/1), Famous Enough (33/1), Samantha Maguire (40/1)

WHATHARM produced his most promising turf effort for a while when third at Gowran in August and down slightly in class, he's just about the most appealing option. Racing Royalty got the job done at Listowel 3 weeks ago so is clearly in good order, with Nituna one to consider at longer odds back in trip.